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( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
- 6 new, 3 chart and 0 re-entering and entries :
- 1 Dizzee Rascal Feat. Armand Van Helden – Bonkers
- 5 Daniel Merriweather – Red
- 10 Alexander Rybak – Fairytale
- 19 Paolo Nutini – Candy
- 21 Star Pilots – In The Heat Of The Night
- 24 Keri Hilson feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo – Knock You Down
- 27 (50 CH) Jade Ewen – It’s My Time
- 36 (43 CH) Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas
- 37 (52 CH) Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People
- 40 Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
- 37 Girls Aloud – Untouchable
- 36 Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You
- 35 Lily Allen – The Fear
- 33 Flo-rida – Right Round
- 31 Keri Hilson feat. Timbaland – Return The Favor
- 30 The Prodigy – Omen
- 29 Asher Roth – I Love College
- 28 Tommy Sparks – She’s Got Me Dancing
- 8 (16) 4 Soulja Boy Feat. Sammie – Kiss Me Thru The Phone
- 29 (34) 6 Green Day – Know Your Enemy
- 31 (39) Shontelle feat. Akon – Stuck With Each Other
- 4 Eminem – We Made You
- None
- 49 Yohanna – Is It True
- 54 Alicia Keys – No One
- 61 Flo-Rida feat. T-Pain – Low
- 67 Eminem – Lose Yourself
- 75 Ladyhawke – My Delirium
so the following dropped out :
3 climbing :
1 not moving :
and 27 going down. Big fallers include:
New entries from No.41-75 :
[Day and Age]
Sometimes The Killers’ music can be a bit samey, and this comes across as rather a carbon copy of ‘Read My Mind’ but it’salways listenable so this is worth hearing, but not Top 5 material.
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Sex On Fire
[Only By the Night]
Great band. Not a bad track, either and great to see them at the top slot.Certainly more deserved than most things that get there.
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[Out of Control]
Tweaked voices, like with Cher’s Believe, and a sound that’s all too familiar. Not totally terrible, but far fromgroundbreaking, either. It also sounds like one long chorus, rather than a proper song.
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Would Suck Without You
[All I Ever Wanted]
Mine wouldn’t if I didn’t have to hear this record.
This is teen pop pretending to be something better.
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[It’s Not Me It’s You]
“Look, my name’s Lily Allen. I’ve got a failed chat show and I can use the f-word in my songs, but hey, I’m on Myspace!”
Stupid mockney bint.
(sigh)
[Mail On Sunday]
Good God almighty, take an old Dead Or Alive classic and then just ramble a load of old shite over a backingbeat instead of writing any actual lyrics.
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[The Fame]
Mediocre pop.
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Obviously it wasn’t.
I’m Not Alone
Takes a while before it really gets going and even then it sounds rather derivative. I can’t work out why it’s No.1
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Tiny Dancer
[Greatest Hits]
This is a totally dreadful mess and a destruction of the classic original. Hence, why the link for the video below is of the Elton John version.
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[The Fame]
I’d probably poker in the face, but I wouldn’t choose to listen to this tedious excuse for music.
Note that the video link below goes via Youtubeproxy.com so you’ll be able to view the video from within the UK.
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N-Dubz: Number 1
[Uncle B]
Well, that was well-timed! Quite a catchy tune, too. Not really worthy of the top slot though.
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Boom Boom Pow
[The END]
Boom Boom Pow? More like Zzzz Zzzz Snore!
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Well, the song itself was tedious, but I came across this, obviously wrongly-credited, track and it cracks me up! It’s lazy as hell, but funny all the same.
And why are they singing about ‘knickers’? 😉
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New releases :All the new releases info comes courtesy ofHaven Forum.co.uk
Welcome to England
[ Abnormally Attracted To Sin]
May 25th:
- Billy Talent – Rusted From The Rain
Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
Cornershop – The Roll-Off Characteristics (Of History In The Making) (7”)
Crazy Arm – Broken By The Wheel (7”)[Limited]
Dan Black – Hypntz
Dani Harmer – Free
Eugene McGuinness – Wendy Wonders
Flo Rida feat Wynter – Sugar
Howling Bells – Digital Hearts (7”)
Jem – And So I Pray (7”)
The Joy Formidable – Whirring (7”)[Limited]
Kevin Rudolf – Welcome To The World
Little Boots – New In Town
Luigi Masi – Armed With Love
Magistrates – Heartbreak
Melody Gardot – Baby I’m A Fool
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult Friction (7”)
R̦yksopp feat Robyn РThe Girl & The Robot
Sonia – Fool For Love
Stunt – I’ll Be There
Tori Amos – Welcome to England
TV On The Radio – Crying
The Veronicas – Untouched
You Me At Six – Finders Keepers
June 1st:
- Ashley Tisdale – It’s Alright It’s OK
Axwell, Ingrosso, Angello & Laidback Luke feat Deborah Cox – Leave The World Behind
Blazin’ Squad – Let’s Start Again
Blue Roses – I Am Leaving (7”)
Client – Can You Feel
Demi Lovato – La La Land
Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People
The Fray – Never Say Never
Hatcham Social – Crocodile (7”)[Limited]
Hockey – Learn To Lose
Just Jack – Doctor Doctor
Kasabian – Fire
Kelly Clarkson – I Do Not Hook Up
Kissy Sell Out – This Kiss
Marina & The Diamonds – The Crown Jewels (EP) (7″)
Matt & Kim – Lessons Learned (7”)
Nate Campany & The Serenade – Stockholm, Paris, New York
Opposite Worlds – Feel
Peggy Sue – Lover Gone [Limited]
Pet Shop Boys – Did You See Me Coming
Placebo – For What Its Worth
Snow Patrol – The Planets Bend Between Us
Solange – T.O.N.Y.
Wave Machines – I Go I Go I Go (7”)
June 8th:
- The Airborne Toxic Event – Happiness Is Overrated
All American Rejects – I Wanna
Basement Jaxx – Raindrops
Bat For Lashes – Moon And Moon (7″)
Cartridge – The Woods (7”)
Chaka Khan feat Mary J Blige – Disrespectful
Gathania – Blame It On You
Lemonheads – I Just Can’t Take It Anymore
Leona Naess – Leave Your Boyfriend Behind
Mastodon – Oblivion
Papa Roach – Lifeline
Pixie Lott – Mama Do
Rose Elinor Dougall – Start/Stop/Synchro (7”)[Limited]
Shinedown – Second Chance
Vagabond – Sweat (Until The Morning)
VV Brown – Shark In The Water
June 15th:
- Busta Rhymes – World Go Round
Depeche Mode – Peace
Filthy Dukes – Messages
Gossip – Heavy Cross
Jack Pe̱ate РBe the One
Jarvis Cocker – Angela (7”)[Limited]
Kid British – Our House Is Dadless
Kid Harpoon – Stealing Cars
La Roux – Bulletproof
Lenka – The Show
Noisettes – Never Forget You
Paloma Faith – Stone Cold Sober
The Script – Before The Worst
Soulja Boy – Kiss Me Thru The Phone
White Lies – Death
Wilco – Wilco (The Song)
June 22nd:
- Defend Moscow – Die Tonight
Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
Freemasons feat Sophie Ellis Bextor – Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer
Rob Thomas – Her Diamonds
Slow Club – It Doesn’t Have To Be Beautiful / Wild Blue Milk (7”)
Wallis Bird – LaLa Land
June 29th:
- Ali Campbell – Out From Under
David Guetta feat Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over
Jamie T – Sticks ‘N’ Stones (EP)
Keri Hilson feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo – Knock You Down
The Lonely Island – Like A Boss
Saturdays – Work
Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch
Vogue – Twilight
July 6th:
- Benassi vs Bowie – DJ
Filthy Dukes feat Tommy Sparks – Messages
Coming soon:
- AC/DC – Anything Goes / Big Jack
Alcazar – Burning
Alina – When You Leave [13th Jul]
Anastacia – Defeated [Apr]
Annie – My Love Is Better
Bandito – Rockin’ At The Disco
Basic Element – Touch You Right Now
Billy Talent – Devil On My Shoulder [Aug]
Bimbo Jones – And I Try
Blackout Crew – Dialled
Booty Luv – Say It [Aug]
Britney Spears – Unusual You
BWO – Right Here Right Now [Jun]
Cahill – Sex Shooter [Apr]
Carolina Liar – Show Me What I’m Looking For
Charlotte Hatherley – Winter
Chicane – House Arrest [Jun]
Cutback feat Federal – Rock To The Rhythm [Apr]
Daniela – Push It Up
Deerhunter – Never Stops
Detachments – Circles
Dolly Rockers – Je Suis Une Dolly [20th Jul]
Dolores O’Riordan – The Journey
E-Type – Rain [Apr/May]
Elin Lanto – Discotheque
Elliott Minor – Discover (Why Love Hurts)
Example – Girl Can’t Dance [Jun]
Flo Rida – Jump It [Jul]
Fragma – Memory
Friday Night Posse – Before He Cheats
Grace Jones – Love You To Life (12”)
India Arie – Chocolate High
Janelle Monae – Many Moons
Jenny Jones – Don’t Walk Away
Jonas Brothers – Paranoid
Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
Julian Velard – Love Again For The First Time
Just Jack – The Day I Died [Aug]
Kate Ryan – Ella Elle L’a
Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas
Kelly Clarkson – Already Gone
Kelly Llorenna – Dress You Up
Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
Laura And The Tears – Love Live On!
Laurent Wolf – No Stress
Lazee feat Neverstore – Hold On
Lonnie Gordon – Catch You Baby [20th Jul]
M Ward – Rave On [Jun]
Maria Lawson – These Walls
Metric – Stadium Love
MSTRKRFT feat John Legend – Heartbreaker
Natalie Imbruglia – tba
Natural Born Grooves – Candy On The Dancefloor
Noisettes – Every Now And Then [Aug]
Paloma Faith – New York
Peacemakerz feat Danielle Senior – Take It To The Dancefloor
Pixie Lott – Gravity [Aug]
Platnum – Trippin’
Private – My Secret Lover
Razorlight – Burberry Blue Eyes
September – When You Leave It All Behind [Jul]
Shontelle feat Akon – Stuck With Each Other
Slipknot – Sulfur
Swingfly – Singing That Melody
Tina Cousins – Sex On Fire
The Troubadours – Gimme Love [10th Aug]
Ultrabeat – Starry Eyed Girl
The Veils – Three Sisters
Journal For Plague Lovers
- This week there are new entries for :
- 1 Eminem – Relapse
- 3 Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
- 5 Madness – Liberty Of Norton Folgate
- 12 Melody Gardot – My One and Only Thrill
- 19 Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications
- 20 Tori Amos – Abnormally Attracted To Sin
- 36 Katherine Jenkins – Serenade: Deluxe
- 37 Steve Earle – Townes
- 40 Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
- 55 Passion Pit – Manners
- 67 The Lightning Seeds – 4 Winds
- 68 British Sea Power – Man Of Aran
- The top 10 goes like this :
- 1 Eminem – Relapse
- 2 Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
- 3 Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
- 4 Lily Allen – It’s Not Me It’s You
- 5 Madness – Liberty Of Norton Folgate
- 6 Lady Gaga – The Fame
- 7 The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
- 8 Jim Reeves – The Very Best Of
- 9 Pink – FunHouse
- 10 Beyonce – I Am Sasha Fierce
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May 25th:
- Amon Amarth – The Avenger
Blackout – The Best In Town
Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked
Cicada – Roulette
Dan Black – Un
Dub Pistols – Rum & Coke
Escala – Escala
Findlay Brown – Love Will Find You
Gary Go – Gary Go
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
Iggy Pop – Preliminaires
Iron Maiden – Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack
Lightning Seeds – Four Winds
Lissy Trullie – Self Taught Learner
Marilyn Manson – The High End Of Low
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Pretenders – Break Up The Concrete / The Best Of
Scott Matthews – Elsewhere
Scratch – Loss 4 Wordz
Simple Minds – Graffiti Soul
Terry Callier – Hidden Conversations
Toddla T – Skanky Skanky
Tommy Sparks – Tommy Sparks
Zero 7 – The Best Of
June 1st:
- Baaba Maal – Television
Broken Records – Until The Earth Begins To Part
Cass McCombs – Catacombs
Daniel Merriweather – Love & War
Datarock – Red
Diana Krall – Quiet Nights
Eels – Hombre Lobo
Elvis Costello – The Secret The Profane And Sugarcane
Franz Ferdinand – Blood
Ghost Of A Thousand – New Hopes, New Demonstrations
Helena Jessie – The Law Of Attraction
Hil St Soul – Release
Das Wanderlust – Horses For Courses
Iron & Wine – Around The Well
Jon Allen – Dead Mans Suit
Julian Velard – The Planeteer
Kleerup – Kleerup
Malcolm Middleton – Waxing Gibbous
MSTRKRFT – Fist Of God
Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
Patrick Wolf – The Bachelor
Paul Potts – Passione
Rancid – Let The Dominoes Fall
Sam Isaac – Bears
Shena – One Man Woman
Skepta – Microphone Champion
Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy
Taking Back Sunday – New Again
Traincha – This Girl’s In Love
Ultrabeat – Discolights
Wiley – Race Against Time
June 8th:
- Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)
Blackbud – Blackbud
Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot
Client – Command
Crazy Arm – Born To Ruin
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
The Dead Weather – Horehound
Faith No More – The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection
Just Jack – All Night Cinema
Kasabian – West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Koopa – Greatest Hits: Part One
Lil Wayne – Rebirth
Little Boots – Hands
Maxwell – Black Summers Night
Placebo – Battle For The Sun
Sonic Youth – The Eternal
Tony Allen – Secret Agent
The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
Wavves – Wavves
June 15th:
- Ashley Tisdale – Guilty Pleasure
Enter Shikari – Common Dreads
Gary Moore – Essential Montreux
George Harrison – Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison
Incubus – Monuments And Melodies: Greatest Hits
Johnny Cash – Remixed
Jonas Brothers – Lines, Vines & Trying Times
Lemonheads – Varshons
Queen + Paul Rodgers – Live In Ukraine
Simian Mobile Disco – Temporary Pleasure
Spinal Tap – Back From The Dead
Voivod – Infini
VV Brown – Travelling Like The Light
Walter Trout – Unspoiled By Progress: 20 Years Of Hardcore Blues
We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
June 22nd:
- Ali Campbell – Flying High
Bjork – Voltaic (2xCD/2xDVD)
Bombay Bicycle Club – I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
Chris Isaak – Mr Lucky
Dinosaur Jr – Farm
Dream Theater – Black Clouds & Silver Linings
Future Of The Left – Travels With Myself And Another
God Help The Girl – God Help The Girl
Gossip – Music For Men
Jack Penate – Everything Is New
Lenka – Lenka
The Mars Volta – Octahedron
Regina Spektor – Far
Soulja Boy – iSouljaBoy
Tortoise – Beacons Of Ancestorship
White Denim – Fits
Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
June 29th:
- All Angels – tba
The Days – Atlantic Skies
Ebony Bones – Bone Of My Bones
Fields – Hollow Mountains
Freemasons – Shakedown 2
Kid British – It Was This Or Football
La Roux – La Roux
Matt Bianco – Hifi Bossanova
Moby – Wait For Me
Rob Thomas – Cradlesong
Sarah McLachlan – Closer: The Best Of
July 6th:
- Buffy Sainte-Marie – Running For The Drum
Florence & The Machine – Lungs
Jack Savoretti – Harder Than Easy
Martina McBride – Shine
Slow Club – Yeah So?
Coming soon:
- 1 Giant Leap – What About Me?
30 Seconds To Mars – This Is War
50 Cent – Before I Self Destruct [Jun]
Absent Elk – Absent Elk [10th Aug]
Ace Of Base – tba
Aerosmith – tba
A-ha – tba [Nov]
Alexandra Burke – tba
Alexisonfire – Old Crows/Young Cardinals
Andre 3000 – tba
Andrew Bain – Presents Modern Classics
Annie – Don’t Stop [Sep]
Annuals – Such Fun
Arctic Monkeys – tba
Asteroids Galaxy Tour – tba
Audio Bullys – Sunday Night Fever
Ava Leigh – Rollin’
Avril Lavigne – tba
Basement Jaxx – Scars [Sep]
Beastie Boys – tba
Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left FootÂ… Son Of Chico Dusty
The Big Pink – tba
Blondie – tba
Boom Bip – tba
Cajun Dance Party – tba
Captain – Distraction
Carolina Liar – Coming To Terms [27th Jul]
Cassie – tba
Cat Power – Sun
Charlotte Hatherley – Cinnabar City [Sep]
Chilli Gold – Waterfalls
Chipmunk – I Am Chipmunk
Clipse – Till The Casket Drops
Colin MacIntyre – Island
Corinne Bailey Rae – tba
Cornershop – tba [Jul]
The Count & Sinden – tba
Courtney Love – Nobody’s Daughter
The Crystal Method – Divided By Night
Das Pop – Das Pop
Deftones – Eros
Delays – tba [Sep]
Detachments – tba
The Divine Comedy – tba
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N Cheek [Sep]
Dolores OÂ’Riordan – No Baggage [24th Aug]
Doug Walker – Fear Together
Dr Dre – Detox
The Dream – Love vs Money [13th Jul]
The Duckworth Lewis Method – The Duckworth Lewis Method [Jun]
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Fountain
Elliott Minor – tba [Jun/Jul]
Eminem – Relapse 2
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh
Eskimo Joe – tba
Eva Peterson – tba
Eve – Flirt
The Faces – tba
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Big BW
The Fiery Furnaces – I’m Going Away [20th Jul]
Final Fantasy – Heartland
Five For Fighting – tba
Fleetwood Mac – tba
Frank Turner – Poetry Of The Deed [Oct]
Frankmusik – Complete Me [13th Jul]
Funeral For A Friend – Your History Is Mine: 2003-2009 [Sep]
Good Books – Cry Of The Hunters
Good Charlotte – Cardiology
Helen Love – Stick It (f*** Off)
The Hidden Cameras – tba
Hockey – Mind Chaos [24th Aug]
Holloways – Tales From The Tarmac
Howard Elliott Payne – Bright Light Ballads
Ian Brown – tba [Aug]
Idlewild – tba
Ivyrise – Worldwide
Jamie Cullum – tba
Jamie T – tba [Jun]
Janelle Monae – tba
Jay-Z – Blueprint III
Jazmine Sullivan – Fearless [Jun]
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong
JoJo – All I Want Is Everything
Joss Stone – Colour Me Free [Jul]
Juliette Lewis & The New Romantiques – Terra Incognita
Kid Harpoon – tba [Sep]
Klaxons – tba
Laura Critchley – Laura
Liam Frost – tba
Lifehouse – tba
Lisa Mitchell – tba [May]
Luke Haines – Achtung Mother
Macy Gray – The Gray Life
MadM (Melissa Auf der Maur) – Out Of Our Minds
Madonna – Greatest Hits [Sep]
Maps – Turning The Mind
Maria Lawson – Emotional Rollercoaster
Mark Morrison – King of British R&B: The Best Of…
Massive Attack – Weather Underground [Sep]
Melanie B – Reimagined
The Metaphors – London! Paris! New York! Rome!
MGMT – tba
Mika – tba
Missy Elliott – Block Party
Mr Hudson – Now I See
Natalia – All Of Me
Natalie Imbruglia – Come To Life [Jul/Aug]
Nelly Furtado – tba
Nicole Scherzinger – Her Name Is Nicole
Noah & The Whale – The First Days Of Spring [Jun]
OK Go – tba
Operation Aloha – Operation Aloha
P Diddy – Last Train To Paris [Sep]
Paloma Faith – Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? [21st Sep]
Paramore! – tba [Sep]
Pixie Lott – Pixie [17th Aug]
Pretty Ricky – Eighties Babies
Propellerheads – tba
Raghav – Identity
Ricky Martin – Greatest Hits [27th Jul]
Rihanna – tba
Rinocerose – Futurino
Rose Elinor Dougall – tba
The Rumble Strips – Welcome To The Walk Alone [13th Jul]
Sam Beeton – No Definite Answer
Santana – Supernatural 2
The Saturdays – tba
Scarlet BLONDE – Acerbic [May]
Sean Paul – Imperial Blaze [Aug]
September – Can’t Get Over
Shakira – tba
Shania Twain – tba
Skint & Demoralised – Love And Other Catastrophes [20th Jul]
Snoop Dogg – Malice In Wonderland
Stellastarr* – tba [Jul]
Steve Appleton – When The Sun Comes Up [3rd Aug]
Thomas Bromley – In It For The Moment
Timbaland – Shock Value 2
Tinchy Stryder – tba [27th Jul]
Tommy Reilly –tba [Jun]
Trashcan Sinatras – In The Music
The Troubadours – The Troubadours [17th Aug]
The Tunics – Somewhere In SomebodyÂ’s Heart
The Twang – Not Tonight, It’s Monday
UB40 – Labour Of Love IV
Urbnri – Young Team
Wallis Bird – New Boots [Sep]
Whitney Houston – Undefeated
Will And The People – tba [20th Jul]
Young Jeezy – The Recession
Zoot Woman – Things Are What They Used To Be [Aug]
NOW 73 [20th Jul]
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2009.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.